Sunday, July 10, 2016

Ariane, another apple from France's National Institute for Agricultural Research, has only slight ribbing and a glossy peel that may be waxed.

Despite having been in storage for most of a year, Ariane feels very firm in hand. She has small but distinct tan lenticels, some dark with russet.
Beneath the skin, fine-grained flavorful yellow flesh is firm but yielding in late June. The apple is well balanced, juicy and with fine flavors: cane sugar and a general fruitiness a bit like lychee.